12 strings, 6 pins?

[Nuuska]

. . .The strings are ramped more steeply than on conventional bridges, so there's actually more downward pressure on the saddle).

. . .

I think the pressure direction is the more straight down when strings are crossing the bridge the way they do in violins etc.

In an acoustic guitar w strings bending down through the top right after the bridge, the situation is more like in this picture.
I've presented this few years back in another discussion - if I remember correct - nobody paid any attention. And I wondered - since we do have some instrument builders on this forum. And any instrument builder should understand basic physics.






Obviously cutting the slanted bridge slot is a bit harder than the usual straight upright slot.

 

[chazmo]

Nuuska, I've never seen anyone do an angled saddle slot like that. Was this just a proposal that you thought of, or did you see this on an actual guitar?

I think you're right that the force vector is as you show. I'm not sure if there's any downside to this approach, other than you'd have to use an angled router jig to make the cut in the bridge.

 

[Nuuska]

I've come to this conclusion while observing bridge problems - never seen any.

 

[tommym]

What is holding this bridge in place?

Tommy

 

[Nuuska]

Glue - but then there is that dark dot - may be there is a hidden bolt. And that would require some kind of a spacer to spread the pull to wider area.